Rosa C A, Lachance M A, Starmer W T, Barker J S, Bowles J M, Schlag-Edler B
Departamento de Microbiologia-ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1999 Jan;49 Pt 1:309-18. doi: 10.1099/00207713-49-1-309.
Three new yeast species were discovered during studies of yeasts associated with ephemeral flowers in Brazil, Australia and Hawaii. Their physiological and morphological similarity to Kodamaea (Pichia) ohmeri suggested a possible relationship to that species, which was confirmed by rDNA sequencing. Kodamaea nitidulidarum and Candida restingae were found in cactus flowers and associated nitidulid beetles in sand dune ecosystems (restinga) of South-eastern Brazil. Over 350 strains of Kodamaea anthophila were isolated from Hibiscus and morning glory flowers (Ipomoea spp.) in Australia, and from associated nitidulid beetles and Drosophila hibisci. A single isolate came from a beach morning glory in Hawaii. Expansion of the genus Kodamaea to three species modified the existing definition of the genus only slightly. The type and isotype strains are as follows: K. nitidulidarum strains UFMG96-272T (h+; CBS 8491T) and UFMG96-394I (h-; CBS 8492I); Candida restingae UFMG96-276T (CBS 8493T); K. anthophila strains UWO(PS)95-602.1T (h+; CBS 8494T), UWO(PS)91-893.2I (h-; CBS 8495I) and UWO(PS)95-725.1I (h-; CBS 8496I).
在对巴西、澳大利亚和夏威夷与短命花卉相关的酵母进行研究的过程中，发现了三种新的酵母物种。它们在生理和形态上与奥默柯达酵母（毕赤酵母属）相似，这表明它们可能与该物种存在某种关系，而核糖体DNA测序证实了这一点。在巴西东南部沙丘生态系统（滨海沙质地）的仙人掌花及相关的露尾甲中发现了光泽柯达酵母和雷斯塔假丝酵母。在澳大利亚，从木槿和牵牛花（番薯属物种）以及相关的露尾甲和木槿果蝇中分离出了350多株嗜花柯达酵母。在夏威夷，有一株分离株来自海滩牵牛花。将柯达酵母属扩展到三个物种，对该属现有的定义仅做了轻微修改。模式菌株和等模式菌株如下：光泽柯达酵母菌株UFMG96 - 272T（h +；CBS 8491T）和UFMG96 - 394I（h -；CBS 8492I）；雷斯塔假丝酵母UFMG96 - 276T（CBS 8493T）；嗜花柯达酵母菌株UWO(PS)95 - 602.1T（h +；CBS 8494T）、UWO(PS)91 - 893.2I（h -；CBS 8495I）和UWO(PS)95 - 725.1I（h -；CBS 8496I）。
